pen
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3
to contend
Composition
Components
Sounds
James Bond
English manor
outside the entrance
Pinyin
zheng1 • zhēng
Meaning
Primary
to contend
Alternatives
contend, contends, contending, contended, fight, to fight
Mnemonic
[zh-] James Bond is in [1] front of the [-(e)ng] English manor, 爭 contending for first place in a strange competition. He and many others (all dressed in tuxedos) run around the field in their 爫 cleats 爭 contending to be the first to find the 
pen that is hidden there.
pen that is hidden there.